Thanks. I think I started using Mixpod when it was called something else, forget what. Used it to post the little flash music players as comments in an old MySpace game. Game doesn't exist now. If you do a free Mixpod membership you can search for and create a playlist more to your taste. I actually hosted those songs on a freebie Fileden account, only because I needed wanted 320KB/s. The URL posted above is modified to play in a full browser window but the format of the URL is easy to change to play your own playlist... player color etc. I don't really download anymore either, mostly content to listen to what I already have, and rarely at that. If I'm driving, I've gotta have music, around the house, no, I'm too... distracted... or whatever. :)

I bought an Itunes card and downloaded 11 songs. They transfer nicely to my generic MP3 player and play well. The problem is I can't burn them to a cd for backups or to play in my car. I emailed Itunes and said that since I paid for them I should be able to put them on a cd for backup and my car. I never got an answer. They are MP4 files. How can I put them on a cd? If my hard drive or PC crashes I am out the $$$ I paid for the songs!!!

Check out grooveshark.com -- you don't even download the music. You just play whatever music you want, like a private radio station, almost.

Anyone who listens to over the air radio is accustomed to (and not bothered by) periodic commercials. Oldsters at a party aren't going to be paying that close attention to the music. Pandora seems to have fewer commercial breaks with their free service than a radio station would play (which of course is an alternative). There's also Spotify and Slacker, both similar. Why not try them and see?